What to do when your identity is stolen

11:10 AM,
Jul. 20, 2014

Written by

Michael Camacho
For Pacific Daily News

Question: I recently looked at my credit report and noticed several credit cards with outstanding balances that had been opened in my name without my knowledge. How do I go about correcting my report?

Answer: It is unsettling to know that your identity has been stolen. According to the TransUnion website, "there's a new identity fraud victim every two seconds." The steps you need to take to recover from identity theft can take some time depending on how long and the type of fraud. The sooner action is taken, the better.

Place an internal fraud alert with one of the three credit reporting ...